What are you thinking about? This is a question often asked by our friends and family. Why must they ask? Well, simply because our conscious thoughts are often un-inferable to those around one. A ...

Michael Pollan's widely anticipated new book, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness, brings his signature acumen and wit to one of science's essential mysteries. Along the way, he pursues ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Overt report appears to be a reliable and definitive method — perhaps the only approach — to access the consciousness of others.

Psychology, it’s said, has a long past but a short history. A popular version lists three stages. First, around the turn of the 20th century, psychologists tried to capture the stream of conscious ...

A few years ago I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I’d been walking for a few minutes, looking at the fields and the sky, there was a shift in my perception.

The International Dictionary of Psychology opined in 1989 that consciousness was “fascinating but elusive” and “nothing worth reading has been written on it.” I disagree. Consciousness isn’t entirely ...